Gonzalez was accused of illegally selling a loaded revolver to a cooperating witness in a New Jersey State Police undercover operation on Dec. 2, 2011, according to the Office of the Attorney General.

State law enforcement has been has been stepping up their efforts of quelling violence in New Jersey by seizing weapons, disrupting trafficking and aggressively prosecuting those involved in the illegal gun trade.

The new anti-gun initiative, started by Chiesa, as well as two new State Police Weapons Trafficking units, have led to 57 people being indicted on charges of trafficking and possessing illegal guns this year.

Gonzalez will return to Superior Court on Feb. 1, to be sentenced by Fineman.